Consultant in Renal and General Internal Medicine
1. Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality consultant-led care for patients with kidney disease and general medical conditions across inpatient, outpatient and urgent care settings.
- Participate in the renal inpatient and on-call rota, including weekend reviews.
- Provide specialist renal advice to other specialties, GPs and healthcare professionals, including through Advice and Guidance and Cinapsis.
- Deliver outpatient renal clinics across the Trust's service locations.
- Provide timely assessment and advice for renal patients presenting to ED and SDEC.
- Contribute to consultant-led procedure lists and deliver clinical care in accordance with Trust and Divisional objectives.
- Apply research findings and current evidence to clinical problems and patient care.
2. Professional Development, Education and Training
- Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, including teaching medical students, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
- Contribute to the renal team's regular teaching programme and wider educational activities.
- Act as Clinical and Educational Supervisor for junior and middle-grade medical staff, subject to appropriate training.
- Maintain professional knowledge, skills and continuing professional development through appraisal and appropriate educational activity.
3. Management and Leadership
- Contribute to the effective leadership, management and ongoing development of renal services.
- Participate in departmental, divisional and Trust meetings and contribute clinical expertise to organisational development.
- Work in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and professional standards, maintaining confidentiality and promoting patient and staff safety.
- Take responsibility for personal and professional development while supporting the development of colleagues.
- Participate in annual appraisal, job planning and five-yearly revalidation.
- Contribute medical expertise and information to support the development of appropriate organisational systems and services.
4. Research and Development
- You will undertake CME/CPD in accordance with professional and Royal College requirements.
- Participate in and support clinical research within the renal service, including NIHR-approved and commercial research studies.
- Apply relevant research outcomes and evidence to clinical practice and service development.
- Contribute to the Trust's commitment to high-quality research, education and academic development.
- Support the provision of high-quality learning and research opportunities for medical, nursing and allied health professional students.
5. Communications and Working Relationships
- Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues, junior medical staff, nursing teams, allied health professionals, primary care and other specialties.
- Provide clear and appropriate specialist medical information and advice to support patient care and organisational requirements.
- Participate in consultant and senior staff meetings and relevant departmental, divisional and Trust forums.
- Maintain effective professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including participation in appropriate regional and national meetings.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support the continued development of renal services.
6. Clinical Governance
- Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and patient safety activities.
- Contribute to departmental audit and Morbidity & Mortality meetings and the Trust's wider clinical governance programme.
- Participate in service improvement and quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain CPD requirements for annual appraisal, job planning and five-yearly revalidation.
- Comply with Trust policies and procedures, including adverse clinical incident reporting.
- Support continuous improvement in the quality, safety and effectiveness of renal services.